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© The Author (2005). Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved.
Received October 1, 2004
Accepted January 10, 2005

Original Article

Origin and Chemical Variation of Brazilian Propolis

Antonio Salatino 1*, Érica Weinstein Teixeira 2, Giuseppina Negri 1, and Dejair Message 3

1 Department of Botany, Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
2 APTA (Agência Paulista de Tecnologia dos Agronegócios)/SAA-SP, Pindamonhangaba, SP, Brazil
3 Viçosa Federal University, Department of Animal Biology, Viçosa, MG, Brazil

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Antonio Salatino, E-mail: asalatin{at}ib.usp.br


  Abstract

Propolis is a hive product containing chiefly beeswax and plant-derived substances such as resin and volatile compounds. Propolis has been used as an antiseptic and wound healer since ancient times and interest for the product has increased recently. Probably few plant species contribute as major resin sources. Green propolis derives mainly from vegetative apices of Baccharis dracunculifolia (alecrim plants). However, wide variation detected in the chemical composition suggests contributions from alternative resin plant sources. Predominant components of the resin of green propolis are cinnamic acids, chiefly compounds bearing prenyl groups. Terpenoid compounds, such as sesqui, di and pentacyclic triterpenoids, have been detected in many, but not all, samples investigated. Propolis research has uncovered potentialities of substances previously isolated from plants and has detected constituents of plant origin that would hardly be known otherwise.

Keywords: africanized Apis mellifera; Baccharis dracunculifolia; flavonoids; prenylated phenylpropanoids; propolis; terpenoids.
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